The deliberative town halls we held last year were quite the kick-start for C2P in Canberra. We continue to collaborate with the Members of Parliament to improve the way representative democracy works in Australia. Read more about our project here https://t.co/K9qwkbOvs2

Canadian democracy demands new ways of engaging citizens in Parliament. It’s time to act on this demand. @cnvlahos makes a case for @connecting2parl in Canada. @UCBGL https://t.co/TBGlakLqOf

Canberra Electorate, Survey from @AliciaPayneMP in your letterbox this week. 1st step of her Canberra Forum recruitment. CAPaD will be coordinating a reflection process for those involved and observing. More information: https://t.co/7GkA8WXEUK Survey: https://t.co/PBJEIxHK7f

We warmly invite you to the following rich conversation CAPaD's role in Alicia Payne's Citizen Assembly Project in electorate of Canberra. Tuesday 11 Oct 2022 5.30-7pm (Canberra time) On Zoom Presenters: Emma, Emily and Kerry from DemocracyCo Register:

It's @AusPSA conference Day 2! Packed line-up for #DemocraticInnovations scholars today, kicking off with @nnemr presenting on behalf of @cnvlahos and the @connecting2parl team. (APSA 1/4 🧵)

Hear from the new MPs what it means to be a Community Independent from a personal, community and national perspective. https://t.co/kiVFVlfa4k #communityindependents #CIPConvention #empoweredcommunities @ChaneyforCurtin @zdaniel @Mon4Kooyong @SophieScamps @KyleaTink @Indigocath

"Good democracy requires meaningful communication about policy between politicians and their constituents. It requires that citizens both understand policies and feel understood." Interesting blog about our model by Rachel Krust.

Congratulations to our friends from @mosaiclabco for publishing this book. Check out the details for the official launch (w/ contribution from our very own @LucyJParry) https://t.co/uxoQtrYu8r

Innovations like this and our deliberative townhall with @AliciaPayneMP on young people and politics, are vital to democratic representation. 88% of the constituents we surveyed agreed that it is very important for young people to have greater participation in decision-making.

Exciting to see @AliciaPayneMP continuously striving to build participatory and deliberative connections with constituents and local civic organisations!

The C2P project team seeks to expand these town hall meetings to engage with more members of Parliament, constituencies and states. Visit our website to learn more about the project and how to host a town hall https://t.co/IkmH5Dojja #auspol

Town halls allow us to understand the disconnect between citizens and gov. Based on a town hall on the inclusion of young people in Australian politics, we present 4 pathways to undo the disconnect. https://t.co/ekVHorHoSH #auspol @selenAercan @AriadneVromen @nnemr @DelDemUCan

As a practice in Australian democracy, town hall meetings can increase the diversity of citizens’ voices and on issues subject to parliamentary debates. #auspol https://t.co/UpFaMeKw1x

The new government can change the way politics is done in Australia. @AriadneVromen presents 4 ways for change and draws on our recent C2P town hall meetings in @UniCanberra @DelDemUCan. @MichaelNeblo @connecting2cong @paddynixon #auspol

Don't miss the launch of the @DelDemUCan "Decolonizing Deliberative Democracy" Seminar Series tomorrow at a Euro and Aus friendly time :) Sign up for all the seminars here! 👇👇👇👇 https://t.co/rW12iaK0aj

Institutions routinely fail to listen to young people’s concerns and demands for a more fair, equitable, climate-change-adaptable and secure future (including job and housing security). Read more about this issue from @AriadneVromen @selenAercan @nnemr 👇

C2P and @connecting2cong are exploring the disconnect between the voices of young people and formal politics. Read about Connecting Classrooms to Congress https://t.co/MkPqX5zhRb And our latest in @TheSocReview by @AriadneVromen @selenAercan & @nnemr

📑 @AriadneVromen , @selenAercan and @nnemr reflect in a blogpost for @TheSocReview on the disconnect between young people's political participation and formal politics in Australia, based on a town hall on this issue with @AliciaPayneMP 👇 https://t.co/ekVHorGR39 @DelDemUCan

Politicians need to abandon their deeply entrenched expectation of being lobbied by young people and, instead, to actively seek out and listen to young people. @nnemr @selenAercan & @AriadneVromen share lessons from @connecting2parl https://t.co/mR0Hj5R8K1

And: "there is a need to “just have a constant open connection between the representative and [those] they’re representing”. This idea taps into...discursive representation: where...[MPs] are accountable for the extent to which affected groups are key actors in decision-making."